China Nickel Imports and Exports Data Jul. 2017

Published: Aug 23, 2017 18:05
The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's Jul. 2017 imports and exports of nickel on Aug.23 (Unit: mt)

SHANGHAI, Aug.23 (SMM) - The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's Jul. 2017 imports and exports of nickel on Aug.23 (Unit: mt) 

   Jul. YoY (%) Jan.– Jul. YoY (%)
Imports:        
Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) 21,280 -24.52 118,902 -54.35
Origins:        
Russia 11,347 -25.22 58,536 -66.47
Canada 2,556 -37.05 15,282 -33.11
Australia 1,948 171.51 12,582 94.03
South Africa 1,360 -27.45 6,194 -47.12
South Korea 1,203 60,040.20 1,862 38.18
Norway 791 -67.87 5,456 -64.62
Japan 725 -31.77 5,071 -47.32
The UK 553 58.21 3,035 62.69
Madagascar 540 -16.15 4,795 -10.07
Finland 226 -74.98 2,533 -38.73
The US 24 93.02 113 20.09
Belgium 6 3.33 38 88.50
Germany 1 - 5 105.79
         
Nickel Ore 3,701,330 14.35 15,572,610 6.55
Origins:        
The Philippines 3,256,730 4.55 13,263,815 -3.55
Indonesia 232,374 - 1,089,942 306.04
The Republic of Guatemala 96,459 1,902,448.01 294,188 5,802,420.30
New Caledonia 80,928 7.28 583,169 209.34
South Africa 22,433 149.59 93,035 180.81
Australia 6,879 -64.98 45,809 -64.56
Republic of Zimbabwe 4,887 -21.16 24,475 -1.82
Malaysia 640 - 1,961 212.77
         
ferronickel  140,864 52.78 893,593 60.38
Origins:        
Indonesia 97,365 30.77 659,796 68.89
Myanmar 15,753 - 51,267 -
New Caledonia 11,390 79.98 73,589 34.87
Colombia 6,984 29.76 35,359 -6.80
Brazil 4,085 82.22 28,710 -13.92
Japan 3,121 126.91 17,235 4.55
Macedonia 1,248 12.30 15,912 79.39
France 476 - 993 -
Dominican 442 343.23 3,428 3,337.52
         
Exports:        
Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) 1,629 14.83 11,726 55.42
Destination        
Belgium 618 - 2,086 -
Taiwan (China) 340 -25.78 6,393 185.53
Spain 280 - 700 -
Italy 240 50.00 600 275.00
The US 42 108.32 288 -1.25
Pakistan 29 6.31 129 -23.03
India 24 -38.53 376 849.90
Iran 20 1.18 62 -68.82
Hong Kong 18 - 144 -95.31
Thailand 17 -17.00 93 38.84
         
ferronickel 517 - 517 -49.52
Destination:        
Finland 517 - 517 -
Note: “-” means data is unavailable.        
(Source: China Customs)        
(Edited by SMM)        

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